Anomalous Lattice Dynamics near the Ferroelectric Instability in PbTe

Zhang, Yi; Ke, Xuezhi; Kent, Paul R. C.; Yang, Jihui; Chen, Changfeng

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.175503

Title: Anomalous Lattice Dynamics near the Ferroelectric Instability in PbTe

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Authors:: Zhang, Yi; Ke, Xuezhi; Kent, Paul R. C.; Yang, Jihui; Chen, Changfeng

Publication Date:: Mon Oct 17 00:00:00 EDT 2011

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1100984

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 107; Journal Issue: 17; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Zhang, Yi, Ke, Xuezhi, Kent, Paul R. C., Yang, Jihui, and Chen, Changfeng. Anomalous Lattice Dynamics near the Ferroelectric Instability in PbTe.  United States: N. p., 2011. 
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                    Zhang, Yi, Ke, Xuezhi, Kent, Paul R. C., Yang, Jihui, & Chen, Changfeng. Anomalous Lattice Dynamics near the Ferroelectric Instability in PbTe.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.175503

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                    Zhang, Yi, Ke, Xuezhi, Kent, Paul R. C., Yang, Jihui, and Chen, Changfeng. Mon .  
"Anomalous Lattice Dynamics near the Ferroelectric Instability in PbTe".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.175503.

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